News stories tagged as "pregnancy"

BBC2 festive special sends message to pregnant women to get vaccinated

Published at: Wednesday 22 December 2021 at 1:38 pm

A moving case study to be featured in an uplifting BBC2 Christmas special with Gareth Malone this Thursday will highlight the risks of pregnant women not getting vaccinated against Covid.

Public health boss urges pregnant women to get vaccinated

Published at: Monday 23 August 2021 at 2:17 pm

Blackburn with Darwen’s Director of Public Health is urging pregnant women to come forward for vaccination as soon as possible after a rise in pregnant women admitted with severe Covid-19 infections to Royal Blackburn Hospital in recent weeks.

If you’re pregnant, have you booked your flu jab yet?

Published at: Friday 26 October 2018 at 11:46 am

Lancashire mum-to-be Maria Slater is joining forces with the local NHS to help promote the flu vaccine for pregnant women this winter.